According to rumors, it is not Leonardo DiCaprio that Rihanna is interested in; the Barbadian beauty has reportedly been dating his longtime pal Richie Akiva all along.

According to Daily News' Confidenti@l, RiRi and Akiva have been inseparable since spending New Year's Eve together while on vacation, with DiCaprio being the latter's wingman.

"Richie was with Rihanna in St. Barth's -- that's where it started," an insider said. "They've been hanging out together a lot. If they're not dating, they're hanging out, you know?"

The trio has been spotted at Akiva's clubs Up & Down and 1Oak throughout this year's New York Fashion Week. An eyewitness claimed that everyone at the venue Up & Down knew that the "Diamonds" singer was there with Akiva.

"She's not showing up with Leo, she's showing up with Richie," the eyewitness said before adding that the club owner got on the mic to give a shout-out to Rihanna before having a DJ spin one of her songs.

"I've been at 25 to 30 clubs where Rihanna was hanging out," the source said. "If anyone else had done that, she would've been pissed.

"Leo was seated at the same table, but he was hitting on different girls. Richie was bouncing between the two of them."

It all makes sense now why "The Wolf of Wall Street" actor was reportedly seen kissing a woman other than RiRi. According to RadarOnline, DiCaprio, who is notorious for dating models, was seen cozying up with a blonde model at 1Oak.

"They were making out," an insider said.

While DiCaprio was making out, Rihanna was reportedly at the same club, just a few steps away from him.

"Rihanna was at the owner, Richie Akiva's table, downstairs," the insider added. "Leo was at a separate table. He had his own by the DJ booth."

Never ending week! #happymonday #DAVECHAPPELLE #SHOW #TEAMCHAPPELLE A photo posted by Richie Akiva (@richie_akiva) on Feb 16, 2015 at 8:17pm PST
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